Emotions Become Auroras: The Vivid Relationship Between 'Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Pleasure' and Color

We all live our lives swayed by various emotions every day.

Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Pleasure

These are well-known as basic human emotions, but if you actually try thinking about them by replacing them with colors, they can be perceived more deeply and beautifully. In the world of psychology,

joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure are each associated with specific colors.

Joy: Yellow (around 60° on the PCCS hue circle)

Anger: Red (0° or 360°)

Sorrow: Blue (240°)

Pleasure: Green (120°) This is a classification using the PCCS color system, which allows us to arrange emotions along a hue circle.

Just as we unconsciously hold impressions like 'red is angry' or 'blue is sad,' colors and emotions are closely linked.

If you draw a 'spectrum of emotions' based on this relationship, a surprisingly vivid gradation emerges.

In the 'gradation of emotions' that spreads from basic emotions, let's delve deeper from these '

four basic emotions' and add the 'bright side' (positive) and the 'dark side' (negative) of emotions. In terms of the angle on the color wheel, we will look at what emotions correspond to a shift of ±30° each.For example, '



joy (yellow, 60°)' changes into 'a sense of security' or 'a sense of happiness' when moving in a positive direction. On the other hand, when shifting in a negative direction, it can change into emotions such as 'self-centeredness' or 'frivolous self-satisfaction'.Also, '

anger (red, 0°)' becomes 'passion' or 'a sense of justice' if it turns positive, but it becomes 'irritation' or 'aggression' when moving in a negative direction.In this way, in addition to the basic colors, more diverse derivative emotions are born from emotions.

Joy

leads to 'anticipation', 'security', 'optimism', 'lightness', and so on.Anger

leads to 'fighting spirit', 'justice', 'impatience', 'hatred', and so on.Sorrow

leads to shades such as 'yearning', 'tenderness', 'lingering attachment', and 'a sense of loss'.Pleasure

leads to 'healing', 'playfulness', 'noisiness', 'inertia', and so on.In other words,

emotions cannot simply be divided into 'bright' or 'dark'.

In between those, there are layers upon layers of delicate nuances, and just as light sways in a gradient, our human hearts also become fulfilled while wavering.

The ' aurora of emotions' that dwells within your heart.

When you visualize these branches and gradients of emotion on a color wheel, a band of colors like an aurora truly emerges.

The way emotions smoothly connect—starting from passionate red, to hot orange, bright yellow, gentle green, deep blue, and mysterious purple—is a masterpiece.

Some people carry complex gradients of emotion within their hearts, where anger turns into passion, then into determination, and eventually shifts into sorrow.

Thinking of it that way, a ' person with intense joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure' is not simply an emotional person, but can also be said to be someone who harbors a magnificent aurora within their heart.

Having strong emotions is also proof that you hold delicate, rich, and dynamic energy inside.

And that light of emotion carries a beauty that is emitted from within us.

One can also think of positive emotions as approaching the light of 'white,' and negative emotions as approaching the shadow of 'black.'

However, it is precisely because there are light and shadow that emotions have depth and create the complexity of being human.

If everything were only positive and bright emotions, our hearts would likely feel somewhat shallow.

Conversely, if everything were dark and shadowed, the energy to move forward would not be born.

What is important is how you perceive the ' wavering' and ' change in angle' of those emotions, and how you move yourself.

Anger can turn into passion, and sorrow can be sublimated into kindness.

Of course, joy can also stray into self-centeredness.

Even so, every day we live while weaving color and light, facing our own ' spectrum of emotions.'

If your heart happens to sway intensely, that is nothing to be ashamed of.

Rather, that swaying is the one-and-only aurora that exists only within you.

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The relationship between joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure and color (emotions expressed outwardly)

Emotions become auroras—the spectrum of 'joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure' and color and light. We live our days being swayed by various emotions. Joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure. These are well-known as 'basic human emotions,' but in fact, these emotions can be captured more deeply and beautifully by thinking of them in terms of color. A field of psychology associates 'joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure' with the following colors: 1. Joy = Yellow (hue around 60°), 2. Anger = Red (0° or 360°), 3. Sorrow = Blue (240°), 4. Pleasure = Green (120°). This is a classification based on hue angles using PCCS (Practical Color Coordinate System), and emotions can be placed along a color wheel. In reality, there is a close relationship between color and emotion, and we unconsciously hold impressions such as 'red is short-tempered' or 'blue is sad.' Based on these correspondences between color and emotion, if we draw a 'spectrum of emotions,' a surprisingly vivid gradient is born. Now, let's step a little further from these 'four basic emotions,' add bright sides (positive) and dark sides (negative), and see what emotions correspond to a ±30° shift in angle for each. For example, joy (yellow, 60°) changes to 'sense of security' or 'happiness' when moving in a bright direction, and changes to 'self-centeredness' or 'frivolous self-satisfaction' when shifting in a dark direction. Also, anger (red, 0°) turns into 'passion' or 'sense of justice' when it shifts positively, but becomes 'irritation' or 'aggression' when it moves negatively. In this way: - Joy has derivative emotions such as 'anticipation,' 'security,' 'optimism,' and 'lightness.' - Anger has an expansion of 'fighting spirit,' 'justice,' 'impatience,' and 'hatred.' - Sorrow has shadows such as 'yearning,' 'kindness,' 'lingering attachment,' and 'sense of loss.' - Pleasure gives rise to 'healing,' 'playfulness,' 'noisiness,' and 'inertia.' In other words, emotions are not just 'bright' or 'dark'; they have many layers of nuance in between, and just as light sways in a gradient, emotions also fill the human heart while 'wavering.' When you visualize these branches and gradients of emotion on a color wheel, a band of colors like an aurora truly emerges. Emotions connect smoothly, starting from passionate red, to hot orange, bright yellow, gentle green, deep blue, and mysterious purple. Some people carry complex gradients of emotion within their hearts, where anger turns into passion, then into determination, and eventually shifts into sorrow. Thinking of it that way, a 'person with intense joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure' is not simply an emotional person, but can also be said to be someone who harbors a magnificent aurora within their heart. Having strong emotions is also proof that you hold delicate, rich, and dynamic energy inside. And that light carries a beauty that is emitted from within. Positive emotions approach the light of 'white,' and negative emotions approach the shadow of 'black.' However, it is precisely because there are light and shadow that emotions become three-dimensional and create the depth of being human. If everything were only positive and bright, our hearts would likely feel somewhat shallow. Conversely, if everything were dark and shadowed, the energy to move forward would not be born. What is important is how you move yourself through the 'wavering' or 'change in angle' of those emotions. Anger can turn into passion. Sorrow can be sublimated into kindness. Joy can also stray into self-righteousness. Even so, every day we live while weaving color and light, facing our own 'spectrum of emotions.' If your heart happens to sway intensely, that is nothing to be ashamed of. Rather, that swaying is the one-and-only aurora that exists only within you.

Aurora of Emotions Compatibility Chart

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